Hollandiae quae olim Catthorum sedes fuit nulli regioni fertilitate cedit divitiis abundat ... = ... (1571) - Page 1

A highly detailed 16th-century map of Holland, oriented with East at the top. The map is filled with intricate drawings of cities, villages, forests, and polders. The sea is populated with numerous sailing vessels of various types. A large, ornate compass rose is centered in the Zuiderzee with radiating rhumb lines. There are three prominent coats of arms: Frisia at the top left, the Duchy of Brabant at the top right, and the arms of William of Orange at the bottom left. The map features an elaborate border with directional labels in Latin and Dutch.

ORIENS East

SEPTENTRIO North

MERIDIES South

OCCIDENS West

[Top Left Decoration]

Coat of arms for Frisia (FRISIÆ PARS) featuring two lions passant.
PART OF FRISIA

[Top Right Decoration]

Coat of arms for the Duchy of Brabant (DUCATUS BRABANTIE) featuring a lion rampant.
DUCHY OF BRABANT

[Bottom Left Dedication]

Coat of arms of William of Orange, Prince of Orange, with a crown and elaborate supporters, placed above a rectangular dedication panel.

To the Illustrious Prince William of Nassau, etc., Prince of Orange, Count of Nassau, Lord of Breda, Governor of Holland, Zeeland, Frisia, etc., his most merciful Lord.

With Royal grace and privilege for six years

[Main Descriptive Cartouche]

Ornate strapwork cartouche at the bottom center, featuring a mask at the base. It contains a Latin poem or motto followed by a Dutch description.

HOLLAND, OR THE FLOWER AND EYE OF THE CHRISTIAN WORLD, A MOST EXCELLENT REGION, WHICH IS WEALTHY. WITH GOD'S HELP, WHILE THAT PRESENCE IS THERE, WHICH THROUGH THE SOUND OF THE SEA AND FLOODING, MORE THAN CERTAIN OTHERS, EXERCISES ITS FORCE, SO THAT NOW AND HENCEFORTH WE [STAY] WITH THOSE ELEMENTS.

In this map, through labor, cost, and effort, the tygrafischap topography/mapping of Holland and the land of Utrecht has been described according to the art of geography, with all other surrounding frontiers of other lands bordering it. Also, all new dikes and other practical uses are shown as Holland currently stands, each place in its width, in exact distance or space from the others, as one will find by using the compass and the measure of the miles placed herein.

[Principal Map Labels]

HOLLAND
THE SOUTHERN SEA Zuiderzee
THE NORTH SEA

PART OF FRISIA
PART OF THE DUCHY OF GELDERLAND
THE VELUWE
BISHOPRIC OF UTRECHT
DUCHY OF BRABANT

Notable Cities and Landmarks:
Amsterdam, Utrecht, Dordrecht, Haarlem, Delft, Leiden, Rotterdam, Alkmaar, Enkhuizen, Hoorn, Medemblik, Edam, Monnickendam, Purmerend, Naarden, Muiden, Weesp, Woerden, Oudewater, Gouda, Schoonhoven, Gorinchem, Heusden, Geertruidenberg, Zevenbergen, Willemstad, Brielle, Vlaardingen, Maassluis, The Hague, Scheveningen, Katwijk, Noordwijk.

Islands:
Texel, Vlieland, Terschelling, The Vlie, Wieringen.

[Scale Bar]

A pair of dividers is placed over a scale bar at the bottom right corner of the map.

Scale of Miles
Common German Miles, 15 to a degree.